Japan and Philippines to Start Talks on 2 Defense Pacts in the Face of China's Growing Aggression Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said that his country and the Philippines would start talks on two proposed defense...
2 Marines on Okinawa Accused of Sexual Assault, Again Ratcheting Up Diplomatic Tensions The new accusations follow four known accusations of sexual misconduct against U.S. troops in Okinawa over the last year...
A US Navy Captain Ordered a Military Funeral for a Kamikaze Pilot During WWII. Here's Why Off the coast of Japan 80 years ago, a U.S. naval captain ordered his battleship to hold a burial at sea for a kamikaze pilot...
Japan Says It Wants to Join a NATO Command for the Support of Ukraine Japan expressed interest Tuesday in participating in the NATO command for its Ukrainian mission based in Germany in what...
Hegseth Calls Japan Indispensable in the Face of Chinese Aggression U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Japan an "indispensable partner" in deterring growing Chinese assertiveness in the...
Hegseth Vows to Strengthen Alliance with Japan as He Joins Iwo Jima Memorial Service U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has praised American-Japanese friendship and trust while attending a memorial service...
Marine Corps Osprey, F-35 Made Separate 'Precautionary' Landings About an Hour Apart in Japan After both aircraft received onboard warning indicators on Tuesday, an MV-2B Osprey and an F-35B Lightning II separately...
US President Trump Brings Uncertainty to Plan to Reorganize US Forces in Japan The reorganization plan was pushed by the Biden administration, and so it is uncertain whether the new Trump administration...
Cambodia Says Expanded Port Funded by China Opening Next Month - With First Call from Japanese Navy A Cambodian naval port expansion funded by China that has raised concerns over Beijing's growing military reach in the region...
Marine Corps Adds First Anti-Ship Missile Battery to Okinawa as Part of Recent Littoral Plan The Marine Corps stood up a unit meant to sow "chaos and uncertainty" for its adversaries in the Pacific on Tuesday...
Hegseth Works Hard to Portray Himself as a Man of the Troops. They Might Not Be Buying It. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and National Guardsman, has attempted to reframe the role of the...
Don't Dishonor Veterans with Broken Promises and Empty Gestures It's time to get back in step with the veteran community -- not with fanfare, but with follow-through.
The Best Running Workouts to Improve Your Time on Military Fitness Tests If you want to ace a timed run over the 1.5- to three-mile distances used in most military running tests, the pacing strategy...
Defense Department to Review List of Medical Conditions that Disqualify Potential Recruits from Serving The review follows changes over the last three years that expanded waivers for 51 conditions.
Fort Carson Soldier Charged with Cocaine Distribution, Possession After DEA Nightclub Raid Staff Sgt. Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez is charged with one count each of distribution and possession with intent to...